Art
The Ineffable Charm of an Artist’s Sketchbook
After 17 years and a catastrophic fire, the beloved Brooklyn Art Library has shuttered, but the thousands of unique sketchbooks contributed by artists live on.
Elaine Velie
Elaine Velie is a writer from New Hampshire living in Brooklyn. She studied Art History and Russian at Middlebury College and is interested in art's role in history, culture, and politics.
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NYC Artist Paralyzed After Being Shoved on Subway
Emine Yilmaz Ozsoy was allegedly pushed in front of a train by a random bystander, leaving her with serious injuries.
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Portrait of Marie Antoinette's Dog Skyrockets at Auction
Jacques Barthélémy Delamarre’s 18th-century canine portrait, said to depict the French queen’s beloved “Pompon,” sold for a whopping $280K.
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Denver Museum to Shutter 45-Year-Old “Racist” Exhibition
The Denver Museum of Science & Nature said its Native cultures display perpetuates harmful stereotypes and includes objects taken without consent.
Film
Films That Resist the Erasure of Arab Identity
The New York Arab Festival is concluding its second edition with a screening of nine short films at the Museum of the Moving Image.
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Rome’s Trevi Fountain Dyed Black in Latest Climate Action
Activists poured charcoal into the water, warning of worsening flooding due to climate change and protesting fossil fuel subsidies.
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Hispanic Society Workers Sign Contract After Two-Month Strike
The workers launched their union drive after the Manhattan institution eliminated their pension plans.
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Artist Who Faked Native Identity Gets 18-Month Sentence
Jerry Chris Van Dyke claimed he was a member of the Nez Perce Tribe to sell his art.
Art
The ’70s Are Back, Baby
That 70’s Show, a new “art fair” in Manhattan, is a refreshingly free alternative to this weekend’s astronomically priced shows.
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Florida Freaks Out Over Gay Disney Character
The state’s Department of Education is reportedly investigating a teacher who showed the cartoon Strange World (2022) to her fifth graders.
Art
Columbia’s MFA Show Is an Immersive Experience
The Unravelling and Exploding of Time, Space, and Matter presents student artworks that transport and disorient us.
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Would You Get a Rembrandt Tattoo?
At Amsterdam’s Rembrandt House Museum, visitors can get some sweet ink inspired by the Dutch Old Master’s portraits and etchings.